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I am going through a similar thing. I begun volunteering in a charity one day a week. Its very physical for me and entails lots of steps and carrying. I come home drained and aching all over. My calories are low, 1000 to 1200 so I run out of energy quickly and need to eat a protein bar and drink a glass of milk just to get me through. When I get home I collapse on the sofa. I need to build up my muscle mass again. I hope it will get easier in time because I love this little job

You know the game where you guess how many gummies are in the jar ? An infinite number ? That's how many pre op diets there are. TBH I have never come across the same one twice. So its impossible to help with that aspect without knowing what yours is I can say you are lucky, yours only lasts a week. Its going to be tough but we all knew that its to shrink our livers so that they are not in the way when the surgeons operate. That's what kept us all on the straight and narrow. By day 4 you will be used to the regime and will white knuckle it to the end. I spent my time cleaning my house as a distraction. My hubby was so understanding and cooked his own meals and I stayed out of the way while he ate them. We all fear it, its the unknown. Please contact us again when you know more

So I did it, I got to onederland, a place I dreamt of but did not ever believe I would attain. I thought loosing 100lbs was a reach but I ran through that. I was on a super high until I wanted to change my next goal weight. The BMI doodah says that I am still in the obese range, damn. 150 to 180lbs is still classed as overweight, do I really need to get another 49 lbs off my already skinny bod to be in the 'normal' range ? What are your thoughts on a new goal weight ?

I am assuming that you mean 4 weeks past surgery. Its such early days. Eat slow, tiny bites, wait a minute and repeat. Try and stop before you get the pains. Until you get the restriction feeling it is hard to guess when enough is enough . I got a runny nose or sneezed when I had eaten enough. Don't be afraid to go back a step for a few days. Introducing new foods to our new stomachs is like throwing a cat in a with a pack of wolves. You can guess what will happen, it may be successful but probably not. Just keep going back to the foods that your stomach objects too. Chicken took me 12 months and pasta !! well I have given up on that. Don't feel afraid, just try new things at home. Find something to do after eating, I walk, change beds or hoover, the exercise seems to shift the food and the stretched feeling gets better

My twice a day PPI helped me turn the corner with my terrible nausea. I also got a wedge pillow for my bed so that I was more elevated at night. Nausea is the pits, I hope you get the nausea meds real soon

Hello and welcome to this forum. You will find everyone here so supportive and helpful. As an ex smoker I know how hard it is to quit, it is worth it if you can. Good luck and go get your new you

It can be a rough ride in the first few months. Be really kind to yourself, this a a big surgery and we need time to adjust to all the new things we need to learn. The anaesthetic makes you feel spaced out for a while Once I got to the liquid goals, I felt incredibly so much better. Then as @Happy with two says I came off my BP meds too. This stopped me feeling dizzy. It took me a few months to get to enough calories inside me so that I had energy to do my daily chores. I am not a spring chicken. Little by little, my calories increased and I could do more. I always carry a protein bar and a drink when I am out. At times my energy levels still drop and I get a glass of milk or a skinny latte and a protein bar to get me through. Listen to your own body, rest as much as you can, treat yourself like a princess for a while. This time will quickly pass and you will be flying along again

When I started the puree stage I began getting a runny nose or sneezed when I was full. When you start real foods you will feel your restriction for sure. You have to begin to eat a lot slower so you find the restriction point for you.

In the first 2 months I lost 32 pounds after surgery. At my size, age and disability, I knew my losses would be slower than than a fit, young person with a active lifestyle. My team told me I would l loose for 18 months to 2 years after surgery. Its a bit like the tale of the hare and the tortoise, we all get to the end of the race , some take longer than others You seem to be doing good. What does your team say?

I am a old'ish woman who has managed 141pounds so far with the sleeve. I can do very minimal exercise beyond walking and housework and one day a week working in a charity shop. I have dodgy knees. Anything I have done then you can too. I was not given a weight goal but my team were overjoyed in January when I weighed in and they did the math. I was way over the 60% expected weight loss Its your journey to better health, don't take too much notice of others. That route can be unsettling. I keep changing my goal, just to see if its possible. I dont know if I can reach 180 but to be honest, I am super happy at 199. I look fabulous now in the mirror [without my glasses on] I am amazed how good my sleeve has worked for me.

Fingers crossed for you for May day. Its a holiday in the UK

I am an ardent coffee drinker, never needed to give it up. For a big energy boost and because I love it, I have a large sugar free, Starbucks skimmed latte on the station every time I go to town, I live in the back of beyond so can not get Starbucks locally. I buy Iced latte's from the supermarket in summer. Life is too short to worry about the sugar in this occasional treat.

Wish I could hug you. Yo have had a really rough ride. Get well soon

This surgery makes our hormones go wild so that could be the answer but you should go see a doctor to be sure.

Its very scary but it does stop. Lots of us cut our hair really short to hide the loss. I dont believe there are any products that help with hair loss. I dont know if its my age but I have not gained any thickness back yet but I love that I dont have to spend hours dealing with my long hair any more

Yes I know how you feel, I went through this buyers remorse too. I hated cooking smells, couldn't eat, couldn't drink enough. My restriction was so extreme that until the internal swelling abated I struggled to sip water. It passed and every day after I felt better. I got a double dose of anti nausea meds and that changed my nausea slowly for the better. Take it hour by hour, day by day. Rest as much as you can. Don't compare yourself to anyone else. I promise you that soon you will feel better. Just getting to your liquid goal does make you feel so much better. It takes a while but you will get there too

Welcome to the forum, If you get any issues the kind folks in here will help you in any way they can

Different scales will always weigh differently. Just go with the one scale weight. Make sure to keep hydrated. Ring your team if you are worried I was 325 pounds on the day of surgery and a month later I had lost 31 pounds.

My team said to buy any adult multivitamin from the supermarket and take 2 a day. Had a bit of trouble getting some over brexit etc, and so I got Vitawell Adult multivitamin gummies from Amazon. Really inexpensive

Lip balm ditto and biotin spray ditto. Never used anything else

Hello, If you can give us some stats it would help us, help you. You have done amazing by the way

Foamies are very random for me. One day I can eat something and the next my body rejects it. I still have problems but its occasionally now. The last time I think it was because a little bit of red pepper skin that got stuck. I got used to them early on and they are something that I can deal with secretly but they are still uncomfortable.

I track my daily calories on My fitness app. I only weigh proteins and fats and any carbs. I cup measure everything else. I do not eat carbs really because they feel so heavy and cause me to have the foamies

You are doing so well. I really struggled to get protein in too, its tough in the beginning. The advice I was given was just do my best every day. You will loose your stamina if you don't keep your calorie count but you have a few weeks grace yet. Eating high protein yogurts and drinking a shake a day should give you 50 grams of protein. This is a great boost of energy and if you choose wisely, low cal too. At the end of my day, I total my protein, using a app and if I am short I have some cheese, skimmed milk or a protein pudding. It will all get easier in the weeks to come

Any cream of ??? soup, any soufflé, scrambled eggs, pate, bolognaise sauce. chilli without rice, any mince meat curry. Greek yogurt, milk and soft cheese are good back ups, Also any instant porridge pot or any milk based cereal. Sorry I am struggling to remember what I ate at this stage, I hope other people help you too